History Unplugged Podcast

History Unplugged Podcast Episodes

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  The Lost Voices of Pompeii: Lives Cut Short When Vesuvius Erupted, Including a Fish Sauce Tycoon and an Isis Priest April 14, 2026 - 50 min
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  The Body Worth Stealing: Why Medieval Cities Fought Over Francis of Assisi’s Corpse April 9, 2026 - 38 min
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  The Alphabet as Artifact: How Egyptian Pictograms Became Your ABCs April 7, 2026 - 57 min
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  Greenland is Nothing: American Nearly Acquired El Salvador, Canada, and the Kamchatka Peninsula April 2, 2026 - 43 min
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  From Big Village to Global Power: The Thousand-Year Rise of Moscow, Russia's Fortress Capital March 31, 2026 - 56 min
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  American Civilians Caught Behind Enemy Lines After Pearl Harbor, and How They Were Repatriated March 26, 2026 - 47 min
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  Washington's Crossing from the Other Side: Three Hessian Soldiers' Stories of Defeat and Capture at the Battle of Trenton March 24, 2026 - 46 min
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  From Bronze to Blood: How the Sword Became Humanity's First Murder Weapon March 19, 2026 - 47 min
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  Scientists Who Were Ridiculed, Exiled, and Imprisoned for Being Right March 17, 2026 - 47 min
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  How Two California Wines Shattered Centuries of French Supremacy in a Blind Taste Test March 12, 2026 - 36 min

About History Unplugged Podcast

For history lovers who listen to podcasts, History Unplugged is the most comprehensive show of its kind. It's the only show that dedicates episodes to both interviewing experts and answering questions from its audience. First, it features a call-in show where you can ask our resident historian (Scott Rank, PhD) absolutely anything (What was it like to be a Turkish sultan with four wives and twelve concubines? If you were sent back in time, how would you kill Hitler?). Second, it features long-form interviews with best-selling authors who have written about everything. Topics include gruff World War II generals who flew with airmen on bombing raids, a war horse who gained the rank of sergeant, and presidents who gave their best speeches while drunk.

Meet your Host

Scott Rank is the host of the History Unplugged Podcast and a PhD in history who specialized in the Ottoman Empire and modern Turkey. Before going down the academic route he worked as a journalist in Istanbul. He has written 12 history books on topics ranging from lost Bronze Age civilizations to the Age of Discovery. Some of his books include The Age of Illumination: Science, Technology, and Reason in the Middle Ages and History’s 9 Most Insane Rulers.. Learn more about him by going to scottrankphd.com.